Improvement in stands for brooms



NGx SASL n l Patented Aug. 29,\1871..

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.`

EDWARD A. HARRIS, 0E CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN STANDS FOR BROOMS.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD A. HARRIS, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Broom-Recepta cles; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which, together with the letters and figures marked thereon, forms part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a top or plan view of my invention, Fig. 2 a Side elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 a cross-section ofthe saine on the line w .1; of Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference made use of in the several figures indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a revolving stand or receptacle for containing and exhibiting broolns, being intended for the convenience of retail dealers, to enable them to keep their stock of brooms in a good condition, and so arranged that one may be selected from the stock Without removing or disturbing the rest, and so, also, that all may be readily examined without removing or disturbing any 5 and my invention consists of a vertical central shaft, supported upon a platform arranged with casters beneath, and said shaft constructed to support a double rack, the lower disk of which is fitted with depressions to receive the ends of the broom-handles, and the upper disk of which is furnished with springs to clasp around the handles at a point near the brush 5 the whole of said rack being arranged so that it may be revolved upon the shaft at pleas ure.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention7 I will proceed to describe the same with particularity, making use in so doing of the aforesaid drawing.

A is a platform supported upon rollers or casters a.. B is a central vertical Shaft attached rigidly to said platform. (l C are two disks connected by vertical rods D, constituting the revolving rack, arranged to turn upon the shaft B. The lower disk G is provided with a number ot holes, e, bored partially through said disk, and intended to receive the ends ofthe broom-han dles when in position. The upper disk C is furnished with a series of springs, E, which is attached to and projects from the periphery thereof, and is arranged to correspond in position with the holes e. These Springs clasp the handles of the brooms near the brush and retain them Securely in place; one broom being shown in position at Fig. 2, will illustrate the method of holding them in the rack.

It will be seen that the brooms maybe inserted b v simply setting the ends of the handles in the holes e and pressing the other end laterally into the springs E, and may readily be removed by a reverse of this operation. I place the brooms in the rack in Such a position that the broad or Ila-t portion of the brush stands in a radial line to the shaft, so that the rack may contain a large number of brooms. G is a small disk attached to the top of the shaft B, and furnished with a number of tacks or nails driven into the periphery thereof for convenience of hanging thereon any small articles for display, as, for example, brushes or small dusting-brooms.

Having thus fully described the construction and operation of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iS

The revolving` broom-receptacle, consisting of the platform A supporting the central Shaft B, upon which revolve the disks C C', connected together by rods D, the upper disk being furnished with the springs E, and the lower disk arranged to retain the ends of the broom-handles, Substantially as described and shown.

EDWARD A. HARRIS.

Witnesses:

LEWIS L. GOEURN, F. F. WARNER. 

